Ernst Höfner (1 October 1929 – 24 November 2009) was Finance Minister of the
German Democratic Republic. Born in
Berlin, Höfner graduated with a degree in business. In the 1960s, he was a secretary in the finance ministry. From 1970 to 1976 he was deputy minister of finance. From 1976 to 1979 he was first secretary of
SED's department for central bank and financial organs. And from 1979 to 1981 he was also first secretary of the national planning commission. From 1981 to 1989, after succeeding
Werner Schmieder
Werner Schmieder (born 11 November 1926) is a former politician who served as the minister of finance in East Germany in the period 1980–1981.
Biography
Schmieder was born in Possendorf, today Bannewitz, on 11 November 1926. He received a degr ...
, he served as Finance Minister. As Finance Minister, he also belonged to the presidency of the cabinet council.
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1929 births
Politicians from Berlin
Finance ministers of East Germany
Government ministers of East Germany
2009 deaths
20th-century German politicians
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